{little miss sparkles turns 2!}

Well, this little bit has been the star of this photography blog this last year! Sometimes it's hard to be creative when your heart is sad and grieving - and mine definitely was after losing my mom last October, so photo shoots didn't happen as much. But this tea party shoot was probably one of my favorite ones I've done yet! Planning it out was good for my heart and I will be using the set again sometime soon! And little miss sparkles here definitely enjoyed it, which really was what mattered. :)  I'm not sure how she is ready to turn two already...I just did her one year pics the other day didn't I?! She is so so much fun, is learning new skills and words every time I see her, and makes me laugh all the time!

 Happy (almost) 2nd Birthday baby!

My love you!  ;)

{{11.8.19}}

{little miss sparkles: 1st birthday and Christmas}

Most people who have seen my blog know that I usually try not to post the real names of the littles in my life, just for safety reasons.  In a year of hard, this little girl has been a bright spot...thus her name follows after the theme of my three kiddos nicknames - Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Giggles, and Mr Happy.  

Meet

She just turned one last month and we did some surprise pictures for my friend/her mama.

She is always happy, makes me laugh, can roar like a lion, loves bananas, loves music, does not love wearing socks (I don't blame her...neither do I!), tolerates me putting pig tails in her hair, and is apparently a true southerner with quite the accent on her "bye bye"!

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Next it was time for some Christmas pics. I did Santa baby pics just last Christma...wait...ok so it was really eleven years ago (!!) when my Mr. Happy was about a year old...and I haven't used the hat and boots since...but it was time....

Apparently she had just told me a secret.... 😊

Little Miss Sparkles, I'm so thankful for your little life! God has great plans for you and you have a mama and a papa who will always remind you of who you are in Him.

I love you baby!  💖

{{11.9.18 & 12.4.18}}

{little miss giggles: 13th birthday}

My Little Miss Giggles (the nickname I used to use for her here in the online world) turned 13...um...a while ago... 😁...and I had promised her a photoshoot since I had done one for her older sister's 13th bday.  I have been doing photo shoots of them since well, forever...here are just a few of LMG...

So leetle!!  😍  All three of my kids, as well as my little sister, Lauren, have always been awesome at letting me experiment with them in whatever crazy ideas I might have photography-wise...like the huge rainbow tutu in that last picture...and last Friday was no exception!  It started out normal enough with a little bit in multiple places...

So grown up I can't stand it!!  But gorgeous. 😘

 My goofy boy wouldn't smile big enough to show his teeth. Ha. I told him I was going to get him to grin at some point...challenge accepted!

 My sweet and beautiful girl! 😍😍

And then, since we were right there...a semi-recreation of an old pic! Slight differences we know, but it was still fun to do! 

My three littles are so not little anymore! But when I looked through my camera lens to take this picture on the right, I completely saw little them as they were on the left.  😊

Finally it was time for the last location! It was so hot outside and well...what better place to go?

"Great LMG!  Ok, now sit down!"

 Ha!  She's such a great sport! And always has the best expressions...always has. 😂

LMG, you're adorable.

Still working on getting that grin...In the meantime, he has a pretty good smolder...lol!

KIKI WINS!!!  😂😂

Little Miss Sunshine helped take a few of these above pics...including proof that I was there... 😊

LMG, I had so much fun with all of you!  Thanks for being willing to go along with everything...scary big glasses filled to the top 😂...100 degree weather...and getting soaked from head to toe!  I'll see you again soon...for your 14th birthday...! 😬😂😇

You know how much I love you....to the moon and back!! 💜💜💜